Open A Dell Vostro 1500 Laptop

Dell Vostro

Current Models

• Vostro 1000
• Vostro 1400
• Vostro 1500
• Vostro 1700

Dell Latitude

Current models

Select models based on the Intel Core Duo, Core Solo and Core 2 Duo are now available.

Dell Precision

The Precision brand name features the most powerful laptop computers that Dell makes.

Dell Inspiron

Inspiron is targeted at the consumer laptop market.

• Inspiron 1420/1420 N Small (5.39 lbs), portable models based on the Intel Santa Rosa platform. Both models have an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (up to 2.2 GHz), 14.1" display (up to 1440x900), SATA hard drive (up to 160 GB), and 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (up to 4 GB). The 1420 features an integrated Intel X3100 or NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M GS. Dell also offers Ubuntu Linux as an alternate operating system on this laptop.
• Inspiron 1501 Mid-size (6.19 lbs), mainstream model with an AMD Turion (up to 2.0 GHz) or Mobile AMD Sempron 3500+ processor, 15.4" display, ATI Radeon Xpress 1150, SATA hard drive (up to 120 GB), and DDR2 SDRAM (up to 2 GB).
• Inspiron 6400/E1505 N Mid-size (6.18 lbs), mainstream models with an Intel Core 2 Duo (up to 2.00 Ghz), 15.4" display, SATA hard drive (up to 160 GB), and DDR2 SDRAM (up to 2 GB). The E1505 N features an integrated Intel Media Accelerator 950, ATI Radeon x1300, ATI Radeon x1400, or NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300.
The 1520 features an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (up to 2.2 Ghz) with an integrated Intel X3100 or NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M GS/8600M GT. Both models have a 15.4" display (up to 1680x1050), 160GB SATA hard drive (option for 5400RPM or 7200RPM), and 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (up to 4 GB). Both models are available in 8 colors.

XPS

Dell has marketed this brand as an all-in-one multimedia system.

XPS M1710 The higher-end mobile XPS computer available in black or red that features a 17" widescreen, Intel Core 2 Duo processors, NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900GS or 7950GTX video cards, 7200 RPM SATA hard drive, and DDR2 SDRAM.

XPS M1330 This high end laptop, released in June of 2007, features the Intel Centrino's Fourth Generation Santa Rosa platform.

There you have it -- the Dell line of laptops.

3 Close the display and turn the laptop upside-down. Remove the cover.

5 Remove the two screws that hold the keyboard in place. Use the pull-tab to pull the keyboard up and away from the laptop. The keyboard will still be attached to the system board by a ribbon cable. Remove the two screws that attach the display ribbon cable end onto the system board, then pull up on the display ribbon cable pull-tab, disconnecting it from the system board. Remove the two screws located in the battery bay.

10 Turn the laptop upside-down again.